230 The Society's MSS. Qaidhampton. 



presents interchangeably haue sett their hands & seales the day and 

 yeare first aboue written 



William Stede Matthew Benet Tho' Gregory 



(Endorsed) 



Sealed and delivered by the within named William Stede in the 

 presence of 



Andrew Yetman Edward Godfary 



Sealed and delivered by the within named Matthew Benet & Thomas 

 Gregory in the presence of 



Joseph Colston Henry Gregory Ei' Butler 



Nof Pub'" 

 Inrolled in Chancery the fourth day of October in the yeare within 

 written By Henry Edwards 



Numbered " 49." 



No. 127. 



Note. 



It appears by one of the above documents (No. 27) — the original 

 is not in the Society's possession, and the text of it, as printed, is 

 derived from the " Abstract " — that some years before his death 

 Thomas Crane had enfeoffed Edward Penruddock and others of 

 the manor of Quidhampfcon, to the use of Elizabeth, his eldest 

 daughter, in tail, with remainder to Sarah, his second daughter, 

 with other remainders over, but reserving power to himself 

 to void the settlement. By his will (No. 28), however, he gave 

 the manor to his daughter Sarah in tail, with remainder to 

 his daughter Elizabeth, then wife of David Waterhouse, &c, 

 and it is evident, accordingly, that he had in the interval exercised 

 the power reserved to him, and had revoked, or believed that he 

 had revoked, his former gift. How or when he accomplished this 

 does not appear from any of our documents, nor is there any very 

 distinct indication in them that the fact of such revocation, or its 

 validity, had been disputed ; though possibly, from the indenture 

 (No. 30), leading the use of a fine (No. 31), it might reasonably 

 be inferred that some confirmation of the title has been considered 

 necessary. 



It is interesting, therefore, to find a " bill " filed in Chancery by 

 David Waterhouse, with the accompanying " answer," which un- 

 doubtedly form part of litigation instituted by him to ascertain 

 his wife's rights under the prior settlement. 



